Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V. (Van Oord) and Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) completed the first stage of Maasvlakte 2 an expansion of the Port of Rotterdam on April 17. PUMA the joint venture of the two contractors started the project five years ago. Read More
Dredging & Marine Construction
The Waterways Journal has been covering dredging and marine construction news on the inland rivers since 1887. Now, with the combined power of IDR (International Dredging Review), we cover this news in greater depth, expanding our coverage to major projects along all US waterways, coastlines and the Great Lakes.
Jeffrey McKee acting chief of the Corps of Engineers Navigation Branch since December 2012 has been permanently appointed to that position as of May 17. Read More
Jeffrey McKee acting chief of the Corps of Engineers Navigation Branch since December 2012 has been permanently appointed to that position as of May 17. Read More
President Barack Obama toured Ellicott Dredges on Friday May 17 as part of his program to promote jobs and opportunities for the middle class. Read More
President Barack Obama toured Ellicott Dredges on Friday May 17 as part of his program to promote jobs and opportunities for the middle class. Read More
For millennia the most action happening in the vast and sparsely populated expanse of jungle-backed beach south of São João da Barra Brazil was the sea turtle nesting season. Starting each December the shelled giants would crawl out of the water and lay their eggs along the wide stretches of white sand; by March tens of thousands of infant marine turtles would be journeying into the sea for the first time. Read More
For millennia the most action happening in the vast and sparsely populated expanse of jungle-backed beach south of São João da Barra Brazil was the sea turtle nesting season. Starting each December the shelled giants would crawl out of the water and lay their eggs along the wide stretches of white sand; by March tens of thousands of infant marine turtles would be journeying into the sea for the first time. Read More
Van Oord delivered the newest addition to its fleet Artemis whose first project will be deepening the Grand Port Maritime de la Rochelle harbor basin and dredging a trench in the access channel. Read More
Van Oord delivered the newest addition to its fleet Artemis whose first project will be deepening the Grand Port Maritime de la Rochelle harbor basin and dredging a trench in the access channel. Read More
Our group pored for days over what we were sure was the best and most efficient plan to dredge El Salvadorian bay Puerto Cortes and reclaim land there for a new wharf. We had gotten as far as making cost estimates and evaluating how long it would take to mobilize our equipment from Venezuela to the dredging site if we won the bid. We had gone through the pre-bid meeting and thought we had all the information we needed to make what we hoped would be the winning offer less than 24 hours later. Read More
